John 15:19 “If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the w…”

John 15:19

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

World English Bible

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

American Standard Version

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Geneva Bible 1599

If ye were of the worlde, the world woulde loue his owne: but because ye are not of ye world, but I haue chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Darby Translation

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on account of this the world hates you.

Young's Literal Translation

if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not — but I chose out of the world — because of this the world hateth you.

Bible in Basic English

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

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Cross references

“were of the world”

Luke 6:32 1 John 4:4 1 John 4:5

Luke 6:32 · BSB

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

1 John 4:4 · BSB

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:5 · BSB

They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.

“because”

John 17:14–16 Ephesians 1:4–11 Titus 3:3–7 John 15:16 Ephesians 2:2–5 1 Peter 2:9–12

John 17:14–16 · BSB

I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Ephesians 1:4–11 · BSB

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Titus 3:3–7 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

John 15:16 · BSB

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Ephesians 2:2–5 · BSB

in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

1 Peter 2:9–12 · BSB

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.

20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

Read John 15